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alliteration
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the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group
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allegory
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representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms
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allusion
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the act of alluding; indirect reference; without naming names, the candidate criticized the national leaders by allusion.
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anecdote
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a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature often biographical
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anagorisis
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the critical amount of recognition or discovery, especially preceding peripeteia
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antagonist
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a person who is ooposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary
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aphorism
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a brief statement of a principle
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apostrophe
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the sign (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word, whether unpronounced
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archetype
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the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based
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aside
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a piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on stage
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assonance
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rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words
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atmosphere
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the dominant tone or mood of a work
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autobiography
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history of a persons life written or told by that person
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ballad
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a simple narrative poem of fold origin composed in short stanzs and adapted for singing (romance and stuff)
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biography
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history of one persons life told by another person
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blank verse
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unrhymed cerse, especially the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in english dramatic, epic and reflective verse
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round character
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a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are dully delineated by the author
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flat character
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an easily revognized character type in fiction who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author
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static character
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a literary character that remains basicaly unchanged througout a work
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dynamic character
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undergoes a permanent change in outlook or character during the story
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characterization
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the creation and convinving representation of fictitious characters
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climax
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a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot
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cacophony
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the use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition as for poetic effect
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description
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a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation
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development
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the act or process of developing; growth; progress. a significant consequence or event between incident and climax
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